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MESSAGE  OF  THE  PRESIDENT. 


Richmond,  Va.,  Feb.  15,  1864. 
To  Ulc  'Senate  and  House  of  Representatives  : 

I  herewith  submit,  for  your  consideration,  a  communication  from 
the  Secrotury  ol'  Vv'ar,  coveriug  an  estimate  of  an  additional  appropri- 
ation required  by  the  War  Department. 

J15FFERS0N  DAVIS. 


COMMUNICATION    OF   THE    SECRETARY   OF  WAR. 

Confederate    States  of  America,  ^ 
War  Department,  > 

Richmond,  Va.,  Feb.  13,  1864.  ) 
Ta  the  President  of  tlie  Confederate  States  : 

Sir  :  Below  I  have  the  honor  to  hand  you  an  estimate  of  funds  re- 
([uired  by  this  department,  for  six  months,  commencing  first  of  Feb- 
ruary, 1864. 

Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

JAMES  A.  SEDDON, 

Secretary  of  War. 


F.STIMATE  of  funds  required  by  the  War  Department,  C.  S.  A.,  frorr. 
\st  February  to  \st  August,  1864,  for  the  purchase  of  cotton,  steamers, 
and  foreign  s  upplics. 

Ten  millions  of  dollars,  ($U),(1()(),()0i)  ) 

Three  millions  of  dollars  ($3, 000, ODD)  of  cotton  bonds  or  warrants. 


C.  S.  A  ,  W.4R  Department,  ^ 
Ordnarice  Bureau,       \ 
Richmond,  February  13,  1864.  ) 
Hon.  J.  A.  Seddon,  Secretary  of  War  : 

Sir  :  In  order  more  cftcctually  to  carry  out  the  recent  legislatiop 
ill  regard  to  export  of  cotton  by  the  Government,  to  provide  supplic' 
and  munitions  of  war,  it  will  be  necessary  to  have  a  distinct  appro- 
priation to  the  War  Department,  for  the  purchase  of  cotton  an  ' 
steamers.  It  is  desirable  that  such  appropriation  shall  be  directly 
to  the    War   Dcpnrtmont,   (if  the  bureau   of  foreign   supplies  is  no: 


'jstablisbed,)  dipconnected  from  appropriations  to  existing  bureaus. 
(,  therefore,  respectfully  suggest  that  application  be  made  for  the 
appropriation  of  ten  millions  of  dollars,  to  purchase  cotton,  or  othsr 
produce,  with  which  supplies  and  steamers  may  be  procured;  and 
further,  that  there  should  be  placed  at  your  disposal  cotton  warrants 
orbonds  (in  such  form  as  Congress  may  deem  best,)  of  value  of  three 
millions  of  dollars,  to  be  used  abroad. 

General  McUae,  in  his  last  letter,  of  25th  December,  states,  that 
if  the  bill  regulating  export  of  cotton  shall  pass,  (as  it  has,)  he  wil) 
find  nodiflSculty  in  realizing  what  money  may  be  required.  Cottou 
warrants  or  bonds  will  be  necessary  for  purchase  of  steamers  and  sup- 
plies. Such  bonds  will  answer  a  double  purpose:  enabling  us  to 
realize  money  immediately,  and  in  themselves  be  the  means  of  solicit- 
inof  new  steamers  into  the  blockade,  to  enable  owners  to  carry  out 
cotton  due  under  them. 

Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant. 

THOS.  L.  BAYNE, 
Major  in  charge  rf  stores,  supplies,  (kc. 


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